A PLAIN FACETED RUBY-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYPlain glass body with only few small bubbles, of flawless ruby-red color, with a remarkably fine and smooth surface polish. China, 18th – early 19th centuryA crisp little bottle of elegant form and striking color. The ruby glass, the faceting, and to some extent the simple yet efficient design all suggest a palace origin. The simplicity of the form, moreover, could possibly indicate a date from the earlier Qianlong period, long before one begins to see a tendency towards novelty in every aspect of the snuff-bottle arts.Shape: Flat ovalHollowing: Inner form almost absolutely symmetric to outsideMouth, neck and lip: Sprawling elongated neck with slanted lip, flat top and large mouthBase: Flat, oval with cut edgesDesign, marks, school: Likely Imperial glassworks, BeijingStopper: AventurineHeight of the bottle with stopper: 7.2 cm.Width of the mouth: 8 mm.Width of the neck: 13 mm.Condition: Excellent condition with minuscule chip and minor nibbling to lip and mouthProvenance: Stephen Max Kellen, founder of the American Academy in Berlin; THE ANNA-MARIA AND STEPHEN KELLEN FOUNDATION, NEW YORKLiterature comparison: The Hildegard Schonfeld Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles. Christies, March 21st, 2013, lot 1069. Snuff Bottles from the Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part IX. Sotheby’s, HONG KONG, November 24th, 2014, lot 39. (for comparable faceted ruby-red glass bottles, but with different shapes) The Power of Red. Ruby Red to a lighter Shade of Pale. A Collectors Guide to Qing Dynasty Glass Snuff Bottles of the 18th-19th Centuries. J.W.A, International, Christopher Randall. (for a comprehensive overview on ruby-red glass snuff bottles)清代寶石紅色料器鼻烟壺品相極好，有些微小縫，唇沿瓶口有輕微磕碰柏林美國學院創始人史蒂文∙馬克斯∙ 科冷Stephen Max Kellen；紐約安娜∙ 瑪利亞與史蒂文∙馬克斯∙ 科冷基金會